Thursday

Drones and Killer Robots: Canada's Policy

Military operations have increasingly included precision guided munitions and
unmanned aircraft known as drones. Under development are unmanned fully
autonomous armaments, or ”killer robots’’ that destroy or kill without a human
in the decision loop. Now is the time to debate what Canada plans to do about
this.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 7 pmRoom 261, University College, 15 Kings
College Circle, University of Toronto. All are welcome. No charge.

Speakers:

Michel Duguay, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Laval
University and chair, Science for Peace Working Group on Drones

Walter Dorn, Professor of Defence Studies, Royal Military College and
Canadian Forces College

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